Tigers' Jose Iglesias hits; Jhonny Peralta's ban ends today

1:14 AM,
Sep. 25, 2013

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During batting practice before Tuesday night's game, Jose Iglesias jogged in from shortstop to field a grounder one-handed with his glove. All in one motion, and without using his bare hand, he flipped a backhanded strike from his glove to a teammate who was standing on second base. It was another reminder of the defensive deftness he has brought to the Tigers.

But Iglesias can't start at shortstop again until he can grip and swing a bat. He made his first significant progress in that direction Wednesday afternoon when he hit off a tee and hit soft toss. He was happy with how the drills went, and he ...